Pat Dye, David Cutcliffe honored in Alabama with Nick Saban Legacy Awards

The Nick Saban Legacy Awards were held in Birmingham Monday, honoring coaching greats David Cutcliffe and the late Pat Dye.

Established in 2022 by the Quarterbacking Children’s Health Foundation as a national award to honor and recognize the lifetime achievement of a college coach and his contributions to the game of football, the Nick Saban Legacy Award is named after the legendary football coach, most recently at the University of Alabama.

This year’s presentations were made at an event at the Red Mountain Theatre in Birmingham, hosted by Lauren Sisler and Rick Neuheisel.

Watch Nick Saban, David Cutcliffe and Pat Dye Jr., who accepted the award on behalf of his father, in this video.

Past recipients of the Nick Saban Legacy Award include Frank Beamer (2024), the late Bobby Bowden (2024), Bill Snyder (2023), the late Vince Dooley (2023), Steve Spurrier (2022) and the late Eddie Robinson (2022).

Nick Saban, right, talks with hosts Lauren Sisler and Rick Neuheisel at the Nick Saban Legacy Award event. (R.D. Moore)

David Cutcliffe, left, shakes Nick Saban’s hand at the Nic Saban Legacy Award event. (R.D. Moore)

David Cutcliffe, left, talks with Bo Hartsfield at the Nick Saban Legacy Award event. (R.D. Moore)

David Cutcliffe, left, received the Nick Saban Legacy Award along with the late Pat Dye, whose son, Pat Dye Jr., right, received it on his behalf. (R.D. Moore)

Nick Saban talks to the media at the Nick Saban Legacy Award event. (R.D. Moore)

Nick Saban mingles with guests at the Nick Saban Legacy Award event. (R.D. Moore)

Jimmy Rane and Nick Saban talk at the Nick Saban Legacy Award event. (R.D. Moore)

Nick Saban, left, takes the stage with hosts Lauren Sisler and Rick Neuheisel at the Nick Saban Legacy Award event. (R.D. Moore)

Nick Saban, left, laughs with Pat Dye Jr. at the Nick Saban Legacy Award event. (R.D. Moore)